The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Secretary-General Praises UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore’s Outstanding Service to Children, Noting Resignation Announcement
13
Jul
Category Archives: Theme/Children
Psychosocial Support Cannot Be Forgotten Part of Universal Health Coverage, Secretary-General Tells Event on Violence, Children’s Mental Well-Being
8
Jul
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the high-level event on the Impact of Violence on Children’s Mental Health, in New York and online today:
Framework for Protection of Children Must Adapt in Face of Evolving Conflicts, Multiple Threats, Secretary-General Tells Security Council
28
Jun
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict today:
International Community Must Not Allow Armed Conflict to ‘Trample’ on Children’s Rights, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Debate
28
Jun
In the 25 years since the Security Council placed the protection of children in armed conflict on its agenda, increasingly protracted, complex clashes around the world have led to a growing number of violations committed against children, the Secretary-General told the 15-member organ today, as other international organizations and members of civil society detailed the exacerbating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on this deteriorating situation.
Secretary-General Appoints President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia Global Advocate for Every Woman Every Child
28
Jun
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is appointing today a new Global Advocate for Every Woman Every Child, Kersti Kaljulaid, the President of the Republic of Estonia.
COVID-19 Threatens to Push Another 9 Million Minors into Child Labour by 2022, Deputy Secretary-General Warns, Calls for Protection, Multi-Sector Responses
11
Jun
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level event on the elimination of child labour, held today:
Public Statement by Chair of Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict
28
Apr
The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in connection with the examination of the third report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in South Sudan (S/2020/1205), agreed to convey the following messages through a public statement by the Chair of the Working Group.
As Schools Work to Re-Open Safely, New Tools Can Narrow Digital Inequalities, Transform Education, Deputy Secretary-General Says
6
Apr
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks at the consultation of Ministers of Education on the E9 Digital Learning Initiative on the theme “Scaling Up Digital Learning to Accelerate Progress towards SDG 4”, today:
As Pandemic Rages on, Syria’s Children Face Graver Reality Than at Any Other Point of Conflict, International Aid Organization Official Tells Security Council
25
Feb
An unprecedented education crisis is unfolding in Syria, an expert from a major international aid agency warned the Security Council today, as she described how unaffordable food prices, chronic malnutrition and years of living in unsafe, unhygienic camps — now during a pandemic — likely means that many children will never return to school in their lifetimes.
Public Statement by Chair of Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict
5
Feb
The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in connection with the examination of the third report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Mali (S/2020/1105), agreed to convey the following messages through a public statement by the Chair of the Working Group: